AI system to analyse NHS databases and identify scandals June 30, 2025 The UK will be the first country in the world to use an AI system to analyse hospital databases and catch potential safety scandals early, the government has announced. The technology can identify patterns of abuse, serious injuries, deaths or other incidents that can slip through the net. When concerns are raised, the Care Quality [...]
Getty Images drops ‘key argument’ in its live trial against Stability AI June 26, 2025 Two weeks into the closely watched trial, Getty Images has dropped its claims for primary copyright infringement against the British AI image generator company
Have we crossed the AI event horizon? June 26, 2025 Despite Sam Altman’s claims that we’ve crossed the AI “event horizon,” the reality is that today’s models remain far behind human intelligence in scale, flexibility, efficiency and learning, says Lewis Liu Sam Altman is currently peddling the “gentle singularity“, claiming we are already “past the event horizon” for AI – at the point where the [...]
James Reed: UK jobs market is among worst I’ve ever seen June 25, 2025 After 35 consecutive months of decline, the UK jobs market is unlike anything in the past few decades, writes James Reed.
Cannes Lions: Ad agencies are subsidising their own AI displacement June 24, 2025 It may have been all smiles at Cannes, but behind closed doors the future of AI poses a huge threat to ad agencies, writes Paul Armstrong.
HSBC’s return-to-office plans risk boss’ cost-cutting ambitions June 23, 2025 HSBC’s cost-cutting agenda is set to face a major disruption as the lender faces a shortfall of desks in its office move. The banking juggernaut has been reported to be mulling a return-to-office mandate that would force employees back into the office for at least three days a week. This comes as the bank is [...]
Creative industries in line for £380m government injection June 21, 2025 Britain’s film, music and video game industries are set to receive millions of pounds of investment as the Government seeks to ensure the UK’s place as a creative superpower. The investment, announced by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, will see £380 million spent on a range of projects intended to double private investment in the creative [...]
Inside the Caribbean island that’s becoming a secret AI hub June 20, 2025 Anguilla is where high-rolling lawyers from New York go to work remotely in tranquillity. It is also becoming an unlikely world-leading beacon for AI due to one lucky coincidence. Adam Bloodworth went in search of answers The Sunset Bar on St Maarten’s Maho Beach is one of the weirdest tourist attractions in the world. Go [...]
Are Brexit Britain and Carney’s Canada a dream match? June 17, 2025 As Carney balances political principles with market realities, post-tariff Canada could learn from Brexit Britain, writes Michael Martins.
Liquid Glass launch shows Apple is cautious on AI June 17, 2025 Apple's headline 'liquid glass' announcement at WWDC shows the tech company is deliberately cautious on AI, writes Paul Armstrong.
